Blogs from Bremen, Germany, Europe - page 6

So guys, today I enrolled at the Uni which meant I got given my Semester ticket, giving me unlimited transport around the city and local area for free. We also had an introduction where they enrolled us and I got to meet about a third of the other students, including all those from Britain (including one girl who even goes to UH!) In the session we were given lots of important details and some freebies (like a bag, pens, notepad etc) and we also did a quiz about EU/Germany/Bremen (You will be pleased to hear that I won the quiz by getting every question right, winning myself a Hochschule Mug). In the afternoon we had our first German session (these ones are free) and I was rather good, so from tomorrow I am being moved up ... read more

Sidste destination. Vores tog var 30 minutter forsinket og da det endelig ankom var det propfyldt, saa vi forberedte os paa en nat paa gulvet som i Krakow - slutter med manér. Heldigvis kom den soede togdame os til undsaetning og gav os lov til at sidde paa foerste klasse, laekkert! Det var kun os to der fik lov, de andre der sad paa gangen maatte blive siddende, mystisk men vi klagede ikke! Kl. 06.40 ankom vi til Bremen (forholdsvis veludhvilede) og indtog friskbagt bagerbroed med honning og nutella paa stationen mens vi ventede paa at hostellet ville aabne. Ved 9-tiden fik vi vores tasker opbevarede og drog saa paa opdagelse i Bremen. Efter en smule internetsoegning fandt vi ud af, at der et par minutter udenfor Bremen ligger et stort shoppingcenter med blandt andet Primark, ... read more

One of the largest benefits of traveling to another country is developing a greater understanding of another culture. I have been lucky to be able to stay with two German families within the past week and have learned a great deal from both of them. I want to thank Mike, Ines and their children Liam and Lily for allowing me to stay with them in Heidelberg; and would also like to thank Julia, Bruno, and their children Phillip, Anna, Isabella and Janina for accommodating my travels in the Frankfurt area. I feel blessed to have been able to become a part of your families, if even for a few days. It is through your help that I have certainly developed a much greater understanding of German culture and how it differs from that found within the ... read more

Time is an interesting concept right now. I leave in almost exactly 24 hours, and I can't tell if time is passing too quickly or painfully slow. My flights for the next few days are insane, 4 hours to Iceland, 5 hours to England, an 18 hour layover in London, and finally 1 hour to Bremen. It should be interesting and exciting and tiring. ... read more

Germany - Bremerhaven We are staying here tonight on our way from Copenhagen to Amsterdam. Bremerhaven is on the North Sea. ... read more